US strikes suspected drug-smuggling vessel in Caribbean Sea

The US military has struck a high-speed boat linked to drug trafficking in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people, Report informs, citing the US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM).

"On October 4, under the direction of SOUTHCOM, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere executed a lethal, kinetic strike on a go-fast vessel operating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean. Confirmed intelligence revealed the vessel's active involvement in narco-trafficking. The operation killed four narco-terrorists," SOUTHCOM said in a post on X.

According to US media outlets, more than 230 people have been killed in US strikes on boats suspected of being used by drug traffickers since the campaign began in the fall of 2025.